dental hygiene
Want to Bill Medical Insurance in Your Dental Office? Learn the Basics First
June 9, 2016 | Christine TaxinAt Links2Success, we help dental practices learn to bill medical insurance for medically necessary procedures. Billing medical insurance helps your patients afford necessary treatments and helps you expand your practice. Before you jump into medical billing, it helps to understand … Read More
What a Good Working Interview Looks Like
June 6, 2016 | Dr. Christopher PhelpsWorking interviews are not all bad. There are many benefits if done correctly. What benefits can they provide?
Gives potential employees a chance to see and learn about your office phone and computer systems.
Even if someone has … Read More
Working Interviews Gone Wrong
June 2, 2016 | Michele LaBasiWorking interviews for dental hygienists are increasing in popularity. However, with the new trend I have been made aware of some very concerning practices.
First, applicants are not being compensated properly. Case in point: Following a formal interview with … Read More
Monday Motivation: Setting (and Reaching) SMART Goals
May 16, 2016 | Callie WardIt’s almost June. How are those New Year’s Resolutions going? Have you lost that weight or been going to the gym? Here’s the thing, what have you done differently? Did you just resolve to lose weight or did you make … Read More
Watch This on Netflix to Inspire You to Be Better at Business and Life: SOMM
May 9, 2016 | ReminMediaOne of the most difficult exams to pass is the Master Sommelier test. Only 170 people in the past 40 years have successfully achieved the title. What does it take to be the best? What does one have to sacrifice to be at … Read More
Q&A with President and CEO of Boka – James Hagen
April 18, 2016 | James Hagen 1CEO and President of Boka James Hagen answered some of our burning questions as a follow up to the recent publication:
4 Dental Companies Jump on the ‘Subscription Box’ Trend – Does it Work?
We wanted to know a … Read More
How to be the ‘Amazon Prime’ of Dental Care
April 12, 2016 | Bob BowersOne of the most incredible shifts in the customer/service realm has been the success of Amazon Prime. Amazon took what was merely a transactional relationship with its customers and flipped the relationship into what is known as a known asset.
3 Surefire Steps to Creating a Productive and Profitable Hygiene Department
November 2, 2015 | Debbie Seidel-Bittke, RDHAs we come to the end of another year, dental practices are running on their treadmill trying to figure out how to end on a high note. Below are three ingredients to creating productivity and profitability in your hygiene department … Read More
5 tell-tale signs you’re a temp hygienist
May 26, 2015 | Janelle BlondinIn the time between graduating hygiene school and finding a permanent place to hang my loupes, I spent a lot of time temping. I was hungry for work during a time when there were more new hygienists than open operatories … Read More
Dear team: An open letter from your hygienist
January 30, 2015 | Janelle Blondin 17To my dentist, my office manager, and my scheduling coordinator…I love you guys but, we’ve got to have a “come to Jesus” about some things before I lose my damn mind…Puhleeze for the love of all things sterile:
1. … Read More